Domain names are one of the most important elements of the internet. Calling up
a web site or writing an e-mail is daily routine for almost everybody. Knipp
is one of the greatest domain registrars in Germany and a reliable and
experienced partner for professional domain management.

Domain types can be categorized on the basis of the top level domain (TLD).
We distinguish the classes listed below.

These domains can be registered by everyone worldwide.
Among them are the »classics« .com, .net, and .org, which
have been in use for more than 15 years.

Somewhat younger are the generic top level domains
.info, .biz and .name.
They offer many Internet users the possibility to register
»their« name, even if it is already taken for
other generic top level domains.

This category consists of more than 240 endings which are assigned to countries and areas.
For example, »de« stands for Germany, »fr« for France, and »ag« for Antigua and Barbuda.

This list has even grown in the recent past, when some country code top level
domains that used to be restricted have become available for public registration.
Among them are
»us« for the United States of America, »cn« for China, and »tw« for Taiwan.

Europe's domain. It is seen as the European counterpart of the .com TLD.
This moves the business location Europe into the focus of attention
while catching up a competitive advantage of the American companies
at the same time.

Sponsored domains are designated for particular user groups. At the moment,
these are the aeronautical industry (.aero), museums (.museum),
the adult entertainment industy (.xxx), and
operators of websites for mobile devices (.mobi). Fruther representatives
of this type are .asia and .tel, two very interesting and promising TLDs.

Among these are the top level domains »int«
(international, mostly UNO-related organizations),
»edu« (universities in the USA), »gov« (governmental authorities
in the USA), as well as »mil« (American military). These domains cannot be registered.